House remodeling

We have been pretty busy since winter with various house projects.  The major effort involved hiring a contractor to put in shelves next to our fireplace and re-finish the fireplace itself with stone.  The project also involved refinishing the floors, new light fixtures, and a few other items.  During this time we also removed the wallpaper from the dining room and then completely repainted the main area upstairs - the living and dining rooms.  So it looks very different now!  The room is not complete in terms of decor - we are borrowing a rug, buying a new chair, and trying out various pieces of artwork for the mantel and shelves - thus the current cluttered look.

We are also working on some other projects.  We are getting a new shed in the back yard.  I hired a local guy - the same one who helped build our shed at 50C Ridge - to demo the old, rusty metal shed and build a platform foundation for the new one.  The new shed will come from a company that will bring it in in pieces and assemble on-site.  We are also having new insulation and duct-sealing work done in the attic - not flashy, but hopefully it will reduce our heating bills next winter!

Below is a photo of the finished shed foundation.  Here are a few more photos, showing the old shed partially-removed and the house from the outside with the azaleas in bloom - from a few weeks ago.  I need to upload a "before" photo of the fireplace so that the contrast is more evident!